Obituaries

Sep 30, 2021

Mrs. Vivian Ann Tharpe Sette, age 66, of Roaring Gap passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Settle was born December 18, 1954 to William David and Annie Lee Holloway Tharpe of Ronda.

Mrs. Settle was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church and employed in Human Resources with Lowe’s. She was a graduate of...

Sep 30, 2021

Mrs. Betty Jo Durham Jolly, age 86, formerly of State road, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Cadence of Clemmons. She was born November 5, 1934 in Surry County to Claude and Lottie Lee Boyd Durham.  Mrs. Jolly retired from Chatham Manufacturing and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was the last surviving sibling of three...

Sep 30, 2021

Mr. Paul Winston Thompson, Jr., age 50, of Traphill passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Paul was born October 22, 1970 in Amite, LA to Paul and Nell Addison Thompson, Sr.

Paul was a United States Navy veteran and employed in the WEO Department at PVH.

To my loving husband...

Sep 28, 2021

Mr. Everett LeRoy “Jake” Near, age 85, of Elkin passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home. Mr. Near was born June 27, 1936 in Tampico, IL to Russell and Ruby Waltz Near.

Mr. Near was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and a retired driver with Hardy Brothers. He was a retired United States Air...

Sep 28, 2021

Mr. W. Wayne Byrd, age 73, of Thurmond passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home. Mr. Byrd was born August 5, 1948 in Surry County to Alton and Elsie Harris Byrd.

Mr. Byrd was a member of Charity Hill Baptist Church; a retired driver with the North Carolina Department of Transportation; and veteran of the...

Sep 20, 2021

Mrs. Barbara Myers Wagoner, age 74, of Roaring River passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Wagoner was born March 24, 1947 in Surry County to M.L. and Mozelle Ledbetter Myers.

Mrs. Wagoner was a member of Billings Hill Baptist Church and retired from Lucia. She was a loving wife, mother, and nanny.

Sep 19, 2021

Mr. Ronnie Lee Poplin, age 66, of Elkin passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mr. Poplin was born November 2, 1954 in Surry County to Grady and Doris Bauguess Poplin.

Mr. Poplin was member of Macedonia Baptist Church and owner/operator of Little Mountain Transport. He loved his family very much and they...

Sep 19, 2021

Mrs. Una Kaye Wardell Toney, age 80, of State Road, formerly of Raymond, MS, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Toney was born July 8, 1941 in Pelahatchie, MS to Thomas and Raba Moulder Wardell.

Mrs. Toney was a member of Learned Baptist Church in Learned, MS; a graduate...

Sep 18, 2021

Mrs. Donna Settle Davis, age 77, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Donna was born August 12, 1944 in Surry County to Garvey and June Lyon Settle.

She was a 1962 graduate of East Wilkes High School and an active member of Thanks to Calvary Baptist Church. Donna...

Sep 16, 2021

Mr. Darrell Gene Blackburn, age 84, of Tobaccoville passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Mr. Blackburn was born in Virginia on August 2, 1937.

Mr. Blackburn was a retired civil engineer with Site Consultants in South Carolina. He was a hard worker and loving husband, father, and grandfather.

In addition to...

Sep 12, 2021

Mrs. Shari Bowers Billings, age 51, of Roaring River passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Forsyth Medical Center. Shari was born December 10, 1969 in Wilkes County to Robert “Buck” and Mary McCloud Bowers.

Anyone lucky enough to know Shari was truly blessed. Her love for God and her family shined through all else. She loved...

Sep 12, 2021

Mr. John Elbert Billings, age 89, of Elkin passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his home. Mr. Billings was born January 10, 1932 in Wilkes County to Chester and Maye Elizabeth Absher Billings.

Mr. Billings attended Macedonia Baptist Church as long as his health permitted and retired from Chatham Manufacturing. He was a loving husband and...

Sep 10, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Baldwin McCann, age 81, of Roaring River passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. McCann was born November 25, 1939 in Surry County to John Franklin and Alice Mae Mounce Baldwin.

Mrs. McCann was a member of Pleasant Home Baptist Church where she served in the choir. She was a...

Sep 8, 2021

Mr. James Michael “Jimmy” Joines, age 61, of Elkin passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Jimmy was born November 15, 1959 in Wilkes County to Hardin Bruce and Vivian Sechrist Joines.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Joines and sister, Diane Ray....

Sep 7, 2021

Mrs. Mary Martin Gentry, 86, of State Road passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home. Mrs. Gentry was born in Elkin on October 20, 1934 to Ralph and Ruth Thompson Martin.

She was a graduate of Mars Hill College and University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she majored in...

Sep 6, 2021

Mrs. Mattie Lou Collins Wall, age 93, formerly of Austin Traphill Rd passed away Monday, September 6, 2021 at Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Wall was born June 30, 1928 in Surry County to Samuel Russell and Rosa Renegar Collins.

Mrs. Wall was a member of Jonesville Pentecostal Holiness Church and retired from Cash & Carry.

Sep 5, 2021

Mr. George Calvin Pinkleton, age 65, of Gainesville, FL passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. George was born December 10, 1955 in Guilford County to Vernon Lee and Delfina “Gladys” Lopaz Pinkleton.

Mr. Pinkleton was a United States Army Veteran and self-employed carpet installer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Sep 1, 2021

Mrs. Laura Marian Craven Overbey, age 66, of State Road passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Laura was born March 11, 1955 in Guilford County to Carrol Ray “C.R.” Craven and Linda Bolard Brumfield.

Laura was an active member of Elkin Valley Baptist Church and an instructor at Surry Community College. She...

Aug 26, 2021

Mrs. Pamela Diane Phillips Caudill, age 59, of Roaring River passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Caudill was born June 7, 1962 in Wilkes County to Charlie McClain Phillips and Helen Billings Phillips Cockerham.

Mrs. Caudill was a faithful member of Oak Level Baptist Church, employed with Yadkin Valley Bank, and...

Aug 26, 2021

Jerry Wayne Mitchell, age 55, of Ronda passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.  Mr. Mitchell was born June 13, 1966 in Forsyth County to Rayford Gray and Marie Solomon Mitchell. Jerry was preceded in death by his father Rayford Gray Mitchell and step-father David Holbrook.

Jerry was a veteran of the...